Linking PFM Reforms to Service Delivery Outcomes A Spotlight on the Middle East and North Africa
- Sruti Bandypadhyay
- Jan 2016
- Middle East Review of Public Administration (MERPA)
- International
There is a general lack of understanding on why Public Financial Management reforms are not resulting into better service delivery outcomes for the Middle East and North Africa region. This paper aims to bridge this gap through qualitative and quantitative analysis. Themes emerging can broadly be summarized into three points: budgets are planned better than they are executed, there is an “accountability gap” between the budget oversight by auditors and the parliaments and greater budget transparency has not triggered social accountability. Changing this requires a new fund flow process, citizen participation in audit and citizen led initiative to generate evidence for action.
